Door-stop.



No. 785,585. I PATENTED APR. 4, 1905. P. J.. MORANz J. H. JOHNSON.

DOOR STOP.

APPLIGATIONHLED JULY 1e, 1904.

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PATENT @Finca PHILIP J. MORAN AND JAMES H. J HNSON, OF MCKEES ROCKS,PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,585,

dated April 4, 1905.

Application led July 16.1904. Serial No. 215,775.

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Be it known that we, PHILIP J. MORAN and JAMES H. JOHNSON, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at McKees Rocks, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Door-Stops, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accom panyingdrawings.

rIhis invention has relation to door-fasteners, and has for its objectthe provision of novel means for retaining a doorin an opened positionuntil the same is released.

Another object of our invention is to provide a simple and novelconstruction which is adapted to be used in connection with a door andwall upon which the door is hung, and in constructing' our improvedcatch we have employed novel means in connection with the 'same wherebywhen the door has been once placed in engagement with the catch it willbe impossible for the same to close until the catch has been released bythe foot or hand of the person desiring to close the door. Brieydescribed, our improved fastener or catch consists of a headed pin whichis mounted upon the lower edge of the door, and upon the wall orwainscoting we secure a U-shaped bracket in which is mounted aspring-pressed pawl, this pawl being adapted to engage the headedpin ofthe door, and in connection with the U-shaped bracket we construct abuffer thereon whereby any noise caused by the jar of the door againstthe fastener will be prevented.

The above construction will be hereinafter more fully described, andspecifically pointed out in the claim, and in describing the inventionin detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this application, wherein- Figure l is a perspective view of thelower part of the door as hinged to a door-frame, showing our improvedfastener mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectional view of one ofthe members of our improved fastener, showing the other member in sideelevation and secured in the first member. Fig.

3 is a front elevation of the member carried i by a door. Fig. 4 is atop plan view of the member which is secured to the wall or walnscotingwith lock-paw] and spring removed,

and Fig. is a front view of the same.

In the several views of the drawings accompanying this application likenumerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views,and reference will first be had to Fig. l of the drawings, where we haveillustrated the fastener as connected to a door and wainscoting of awall, and the refera-)nce-numeral l indicates the member which iscarried by the door, this member comprising' a plate 2, which has aninclined face 3, this face of the plate being inclined, whereby when thedoor is swung open the pin 4, which is carried by the plate, will remainat right angles to the angle of the door. The piate is provided withscrew-holes 5 5, and the pin dis provided with a semicone-shaped head 6,this head forming a shoulder 7, the object of which will be hereinaftermore fully described.

rlhe reference-numeral 8 indicates the member of our improved fastenerwhich is carried by the wall or wainscoting, this fastener being placedat such a distance from the doorframe or the point at which the door ishinged so as when the door swings open the pin -t will engage in saidmember. This member also consists of a plate 9, which has its one facebeveled, as indicated at 10, whereby the U- shaped bracket 11 of thefastener will extend outwardly at such an angle as to be engaged by thepin e of the door member. The plate 9 is also provided with screw-holes10/ l0', and the U-shaped bracket l1 is formed centrally of said plate,as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. rlhe bracket has itssides cut away, as indicated at l2 19;, and upon the end of the bracketis the stirrup la, upon the face of which is secured a rubber gasket l5by pins 16 16. Upon the bottom 17 of the U- shaped bracket is formed apin I8, and in the side walls Il' ll of the bracket is journaled a pinI9, upon which is mounted a pawl 20, the rearwardly-extending lug 2l ofwhich is adapted to engage a spiral spring 22, mounted upon the pin 1S.rEhe forward end of the pawl ext-ends downwardly, forming a hook 23.,which is adapted to engage the shoulder T, `formed by the head (i of thepin fl: when the door is open and is being' held by the catch. Therelative position of each of these meinbers when the door is being heldopen is shown in Fig. 2 o the drawings.A where it will be observed thehook 23 engages the pin 4.

Should it be desired to release the door to close the seme, thereel'werdly-extending lug 2i of the pawl 2.0 is depressed by the hundun.- til the hook Z3 becomes disengaged from the pin. et which time thedoor muy be swung upon its hinges to e closed position. Instead ofemploying this lug, 2l of the form shown it may he mede of a suilicientsize to permit the pressure of e persons foot upon the same to releasethe catch, :ind this slight change niav be mede without deperti ne; fromthe scope of the invention.

By employing e rubber `pieket 15 the suine serves the 't'unctior` of abuier, whereby should the door be opened with n suilicient torce tocruise the same to strike the catch the noise created by the same willbe dendened by the butler end :til injury, such es the scratching` ofthe woodwork olf the door. prevented. Vfhile we have herein shown thegasket es being secured upon the front end of the U- shuped bracket bypins i6 i6. we wish it to be understoml that we do not cere to limitourselves to this exact construction, but may employ other nunns thanthese vfor securing' e initier thereon.

messe The beveled pietes oi each of the members comprising our improveddoor-fastener are s0 constructed that as the door swings upon its hingesund describes en are the pin carried by the door member l will be heldet such en angle es to readily engage the eetch carried by thewuinscoting. This catch we also construct upon e beveled plete, wherebythe catch will extend outwardly at en angle to the weinscoting tofacilitate the engagement of the headed pin therein. It will be observedthat our improved fastener may be readily employed in connection withshutters and the like places where it is desired to vtasten a transitorymember for e short period of time.

What We claim.J lamd desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-vin adoor-fastener, the combination of e U- shaped bracket provided with ebese-plete end adapted to be secured to e Wall, and having an annularstirrup on its outer end, en ennuler elastic buffer attached to theouter side of seid stirrup., s1jning-pressed pewl pivotelly mounted inseid bracket and e heeded pin adapted to be mounted on e door and to beengaged by seid pnwl when the door is opened.

Vin testimony whereotl we editi our signatures in the presence ot' twowitnesses.

PHLH) J. MGRAN. JAMES H. JQHNSON. TWitnesses:

H. C. Everitt, Cms. F.

